History has given us many great couples over the centuries—Anthony & Cleopatra, Bogey & Bacall, Marie & Pierre Curie, to name but a few. We think one of the best pairings is YOU & BONJ. With your generous contribution to our 2025-2026 season you are ensuring that live classical music remains affordable and accessible in New Jersey. And you are helping foster the next generation of musicians and audiences. Thank you so very much.
Diamonds are the modern symbol of the 30th anniversary. As the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey celebrates three decades, BONJ is the jewel in the musical crown, and like a diamond, its repertoire sparkles and gives great enjoyment.
Our 30th Anniversary Concert will continue our Music Box Series in collaboration with The Morris Museum, A Smithsonian Affiliate, and the historic Guinness Collection at the Bickford Theatre. Because last year's concerts sold quickly, we will again present the concert twice – Saturday and Sunday afternoons November 14 at 3:00 PM and November 15 at 3:00 PM. A light reception with the artists will follow each concert. This year the theme is A Viennese Celebration. The concert will feature favorite selections composed by Johann Strauss and Franz Lehar. Thanks to Jere Ryder, Conservator of the Collection, and the great team at the museum, several music boxes will be on display that play music the orchestra will include – including waltzes and selections from Die Fledermaus and The Merry Widow!
The orchestra returns to its roots for a Baroque Wassail concert on Sunday, January 17 at 2:00 PM at Grace Church in Madison. The concert will feature music by Antonio Vivaldi, Georg Frideric Handel and a few surprises. Other concerts for our 2027 season will be a celebration of Beethoven on Sunday, April 18 at 2:00 PM featuring the composer’s Symphony #7 and Emperor Concerto with special guest David Colallilo and an exciting Mozart and Mendelssohn concert Sunday, June 13 at 2:00 PM with special guest pianist Jacquiline Schiller.
The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey is New Jersey's leading orchestra for community engagement and collaboration. With your help, we bring the music to retirement communities, to downtown Newark, to medical and health facilities, and to schools. We work with community organizations to help feed the homeless, to support programs for adult autism, to provide opportunities for young artists in underserved schools, to work with The National Park Service through collaborations with Morristown National Historical Park, to provide free concerts so all can enjoy the music together, to work internationally with arts and cultural institutions, and to share lives through music. We are also expanding our community collaboration by bringing the orchestra to The Growing Stage in Netcong and The Amp Arts in Dover.
Your contribution plays a vital role on the road back. Please consider donating using the form below, if you prefer, you can download our donation form and mail a check made payable to The Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey. You can further increase the value of your donation if you work for a company that has a matching gift program since we are eligible for most company matching programs. Because we operate with minimal overhead, you can be confident that over 90% of your donation goes into ensuring our musical traditions continue to thrive.
